Chiaki Riko (Swimsuit)

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Hogging the Talk of the Beach

Riko: This floaty really does look just like Mameji!

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New Message
[To: Onee-san
Subject: How are you?
This is Riko.
Mameji and I are doing great!
Ash Onee-san and I went to the beach to play.]
[Today, I went to the beach to play with Ash Onee-san, whom I mentioned before.]
[So...]

Ashley
I didn't know Mizuna Girls Academy was doing seaside school!

Ria
Oh ho ho, quite a number of mahou shoujo have gathered here.

Mayu
Some of which we haven't seen in a while.

Riko
Ah...

Ria
Is something the matter?

Riko
...There was this onee-san in the neighborhood who I was friends with before,
but now she's moved so far away... I haven't been able to see her for a while.
She was wondering if I was lonely by myself,
so she must be worried about me...

Mayu
...So that's what's bothering you.

Riko
But now I have all my kind onee-san's being so nice to me,
so maybe I should send her a message saying I'm not lonely...?

Ashley
In that case, how about a video letter?

Ria
That means recording a video and then sending that to her.

Ashley
Sou desu yo!! And for videos, you have me to record them!

Riko
[That is why I had Ash Onee-san record a video letter for me.]

-Video-

Riko
So, a video letter... What should I talk about?

Ria
I think you should just talk while facing towards the camera,
and show what a wonderful time you're having.

Riko
G-got it...!
T-this is Riko... Onee-san, are you doing well?
Today we've come to the sea!
And then out of the blue I met up with the onee-sans from Mizuna Girls Academy...

???'s Voice
Oh... Who are all of these people?

-End Video-

Mayu
Tsukuyo-chan!

Riko
Ah... Tsukasa Onee-san's onee-san.

Tsukuyo
Tsukasa-chan is the one who is always taking care of me.

Riko
[Tsukasa Onee-san always comes to Chiaki's to buy bento... Her onee-san, Tsukuyo-san, has also come to seaside school.]

-Video-

Tsukuyo
...I see, so everyone here is together?
But nevertheless... That is an adorable lifesaver!

Riko
Ehehe, thank you very much. It's just like our Mameji.

Ashley
Mameji is the dog face of Chiaki's, you see!

Tsukuyo
I have seen it before. It is the small Shiba Inu, correct?
The lifesaver bears so much resemblance, even down to the curly tail.

Ashley
She's got a super KAWAII tail, doesn't she!?

Mayu
The floaty really does match.

Riko
Ehehe...

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Riko
[And then after parting ways with the Mizuna Girls Academy onee-sans...]

-Video-

???'s Voice
...Oh my? If it isn't Riko-chan and her sidekick.

Riko
Mitama Onee-san! You came to the beach.

Mitama
I did, I did. I was with Momoko and friends,
but I seemed to have lost track of where they went...

Riko
Eh-... Are you okay?

Mitama
I'm fine, because we picked out a meeting place if we got separated.
But more importantly, Riko-chan...!

Riko
Yes...?

Mitama
LOOK AT YOU LOOK AT YOU! YOUR INNER TUBE IS SO ADORABLE!
And if it doesn't look just like Mameji! Where did you find it?

Riko
Ehehe...at the store with my family...

Mitama
The curly tail is the most precious thing too♪

-End Video-

Riko
[Mitama Onee-san and I had a blast talking about my floaty that looks just like Mameji.]

Mitama
...Alrighty, I'm off now.

Riko
All we ended up talking about was my floaty, huh.

Ashley
Hai!! Because it's such a KAWAII float!
Here we go - camera's rolling again!

Riko
[And then next was...]

-Video-

???'s Voice
｜...Riko?｜

Sakurako
｜Did you come to the sea to play as well?｜

Riko
Y-yeah...! Um, you guys too...?

Touka
We came here with Ui and Onee-sama and the whole crew!

Sakurako
｜I am in charge of holding Nemu.｜

Nemu
Oh? That life preserver...

Riko
["If it happens twice, it will happen thrice"... Just like the proverb I learned in Japanese class, everyone started talking about my floaty again.]

Sakurako
｜It appears exactly like the dog Mameji... Did Mameji become a life preserver?｜
｜Before he was a billboard for the Chiaki Shop.｜

Nemu
Sakurako, that is not Mameji. Mameji is not a billboard, but a billboard dog.

Sakurako
｜...I do not understand what you are saying, Nemu.｜
｜This curled tail is a distinct characteristic of Mameji.｜

Riko
Ah - um - this isn't Mameji...!

-End Video-

Riko & Ashley
………… …………

Riko
Ash Onee-san, the next time we record a video letter,
I'd like to do it without this floaty...

Ashley
Watashi ga issho. I think that's a good idea too!
It's a floaty that's as much of a KAWAII cutie as Mameji, but...
Everyone was so latched onto it that they couldn't talk about anything else!

Riko
Yes...but,
thanks to the video letter that you recorded,
I'm sure I can properly show that I'm having a great time!

New Message
[Onee-san,
Did you watch the video letter?
I wasn't able to speak very well,
and it may have gotten a bit weird here and there, but...]
[I'm surrounded by nice people. I'm doing great!]